The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-03-07
THE SECOND LECTURE
OF BISHOP KA1N's pIscounsEs
On Hedemption-IIis Exposition OF The Gath.
ole Doctrine on This Subject Continued
Mt st. Joscph's Cathedral Yestcr.
day to n Large Congregation.

Bishop Kahn delivered tho second lee.
ture Of his Lenten course last evening at
tho Cathedral. On the previoun Sunday
evening he had very fully developed the
teachings Of his church concerning the
condition Of primitive man ere bis fall and
the unhappy consequences Of that fall.
From these data no inferred what should
be tho effects Of ChriSt's redemption and
had supported his differences by many
passageH Of Holy Writ. In his second lee.
ture he proceeded to show that tho Savior
had in reality done Tor fallen aiau Just
what was needed to repnir most fully the
consequences Of that fall. But he first
called attention to the errors that have
been broached regarding both tho char
acter and tho mission OF Christ the Savior,
and 10 tho vague notions which many pro.
Teasing Christians entertain concerning the
Redeemer and his work.
"wnAr DO YE BELIEVE? ?"
It Is easy to say We believe in Jesus,
but who is Jesusp II iG easy to make
profession Of confidence in His redemp.
ton, but in what does thst redemption
consist. Our religion must be a reaaona.
bio aervice; 1t mus. rest On an intelligent
and truthful conception Of His character
and His office In our regardo.
The Bishop then explained the two ma.
lures Of Christ, proving, from numerous
texts OF Holy Scriptures, that He Ia both
man and God, but that His humanity has
no personality Of Ito own; In other words,
that while there arc two perfectly distinct
natures in Christ, the human and the Dl.
vine, there 10 but Il person and that the
sacred person Of the Holy Trinity, there.
fore a Divine person.
Not only did Christ claim to be God, CO.
equal and co-eternal and consubstantial
with tho Father, but He proved tho Jus.
tice OF that claim by innumerable and
most astounding miracles. The Bishop
referred in tones Of Hcathing robuke to the
illogical position OF those who deny
Christ's divinity, and yet uphold His 90.
perior wisdom and exalted sanc.ity. Must
We not on the contrary, he remarked, &C.
count Him as tho most ignorant or the
most impious Of impostor, II He, being
but man, pretended to BIO God?
REDEMPTION.
Then, after a clear and convincing ex-
position OF the true character Of Christ,
the Bishop took up the consideration Of
the nature Of the redemption He had
wrought. He treated at length Of the sac
siice Of expiation which He offered on the
cross, and cited frequently from the Holy
Scriptures to prove that His death on the
cro9s was tho meritorious cause OF mans
redemption. "This is denied by some Of
even those who call themselves Christians.
These see in His Passion and death only
an example OF heroic virtue. But 80 low
and human a view Of the Sacrifice of Cal
vary Is directly opposed to the plainest
teachings Of the Inspired record, as well
as to tho unbroken tradition Of tho Chris
tian church. In His sacred humanity,
the Son Of God died Tor our sins-this has
ever been the belief Of all orthodox Chris
tiana. a
Shut are tho effects Of His Redemption
restricted to the atonement He Offered for
our sins? No, He is the Redeemer Of our
race in the fullest acceptation OF the word.
He restores him to whom His redeeming
merits ara applied, to tina high and glo.
rious estate from which by sin man had
fallen. He opens anew to us the doora of
Paradise, restores to us our privilege Of
children Of God and heirs Of our Fathers
Kingdom in heaven. This ia not sublime
roetry-pious Imagination; but a most
blessed reality, as the word Of God DEM
onBtrates."
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